'My brother is a hero and the people will stand behind him' - Cristiano Ronaldo's brother speaks on his rape allegations

Cristiano Ronaldo's brother has spoken on the rape allegations made against the Juventus star by a lady back in 2009.

The Portuguese footballer is being accused of raping Kathryn Mayorga, an American model, in a Las Vegas hotel room in 2009. But Ronaldo has repeatedly denied the claims, describing them as 'fake news.' 

Now his elder brother Hugo Aveiro, 43, who runs the CR7 Museum, has rubbished the allegations made by Mayorga.

Aveiro told The Times: 'My brother is a hero in Madeira. He has a big impact here because he's done a lot for the island.'

'Around half a million people come to the [CR7] museum each year. My brother comes back usually for New Year's Eve because it's our mother's birthday, there are lots of fireworks, although this year he might be here or Dubai.

'People here are defensive of him because everyone knows him. The local news is only saying good things and the people will stand behind him. He is an icon of Madeira.'